Posts about everyday activities and hobbies after cardiac arrest — from gardening and DIY to volunteering and socialising — and how survivors have rebuilt an active life.
My working life has been quite varied with no direction of a career choice (hotel trade, estate agent, prison service) until about 4 years ago when I started working in an office in a shop part time. The premises also housed a funeral directors and part of my job as an admin assistant was to … Read more
Main text originally posted into the Facebook Group November 2015, epilogue June 2016 and republished with permission Little did I think as I lay in hospital post SCA that one day I would be sitting here today in this place writing this post. At 4am in June 2013 I suffered an SCA whilst sleeping, my … Read more
Guest post by Fiona I subscribe to BHF Heartmatters magazine and there are some really encouraging and helpful articles this month. There is an article about preparing for a holiday and two life stories of people who had overcome their fears and lack of confidence after their heart illness, it’s certainly something I can relate to. I have … Read more